Red Hat® Linux® 7 Unleashed

Chapter 17. Samba

In This Chapter

• Installing Samba

• Getting a Simple Samba Setup Running

• Configuring Samba

• Configuring a Samba File Server with linuxconf

• Sharing Files and Print Services

• Optimizing Samba Performance

• Testing Your Configuration

• Running the Samba Server

• Accessing Shares

• Common smb.conf Options

• Samba Resources

• Using Samba as a Logon Server

• Samba Troubleshooting Tips

• Samba Security

• Using SWAT for Web-Based Samba Configuration

• Using Samba as a Linux Migration Tool

This chapter gives you the information you need to install, configure, and use the Samba suite of Session Message Block (SMB) protocol services under Linux. With Samba, you can share a Linux filesystem with Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT. You can share a Windows 95, 98, or NT FAT filesystem ...